MDA State Fair Exhibit Options Farms, Enjoyable, and Freebies!

Fairgoers of all ages can join agriculture to their every day lives with instructional, participating, and interactive actions and video games on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) exhibit on the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. 

Start your day with a “read and grow” story time, sponsored by Minnesota Agriculture within the Classroom, at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. all 12 days of the truthful. Children are inspired to “read and grow” with agriculture story time, that includes particular visitor readers and ag-related books. Reading time just isn’t solely instructional but in addition acts as an area to calm down and seize a free bookmark that includes a scannable QR code that hyperlinks to an inventory of agriculture themed books for youths.

Visit with farmer-members of the Minnesota Grown native meals promotion program who will probably be available to reply questions on their meals manufacturing and farm operations, discover the Minnesota Grown in Your Home exhibit, be taught all the good options of the net Minnesota Grown listing, and vote on your favourite solution to assist native farmers and obtain a free Swedish dishcloth. You may enter to win a curated basket of native Minnesota Grown objects once you join the Pick of the Month publication. There may also be a station the place you possibly can present your Minnesota Grown pleasure with a enjoyable assortment of non permanent tattoos.

Fairgoers can be taught extra about Minnesota’s invasive pests and noxious weeds, from spongy moth to emerald ash borer. The sales space will present an academic expertise via a themed prize wheel with varied questions relating to invasive species subjects. A child-oriented question-set is new this yr, together with Junior Entomologist kits and private insect repellent as prizes. Information on managing noxious weeds and steps to guard the environment from pests are additionally obtainable. 

In addition, the MDA’s Emerging Farmers Office (EFO) will probably be offering assets that intention to assist starting and rising farmers throughout the state. The workplace will provide data on land entry, grants and assets, and language accessibility. This yr, the EFO will embody a prize wheel. 

The MDA State Fair exhibit is within the North Hall of the Agriculture/Horticulture Building on the northeast nook of Underwood Street and Judson Avenue on the fairgrounds. The Minnesota State Fair runs Thursday, August 21 via Labor Day, September 1. Exhibits are open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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Media Contact
Allen Sommerfeld, Communications Director 
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Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us